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Can a Court Force a Divorce Spouse to Work Overtime?

by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 13, 2020 | Divorce Mediation and Law | 0 comments

I have written previously about how courts expect divorced spouses to maximize their incomes when it comes to alimony or child support. If a spouse fails to maximize their income, the court can impute (assume what it should be) income for that spouse. But what happens...

Healthy Remote NJ Divorce Mediation Continues

by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 10, 2020 | Divorce Mediation and Law | 0 comments

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only sickened and killed thousands of people here in NJ, it has created a mental health crisis because people have been largely trapped in their homes for going on three months now. This stay-at-home order has led many couples to...

NJ Divorce Costs and Time to Finalize

by Marvin Schuldiner | Feb 11, 2020 | Divorce Mediation and Law | 0 comments

One of the most frequent questions I am asked about divorces is how much it costs and how long does it take. Thanks to a recent study, we have some updated numbers. 24/7 Wall Street reported on the results of the study, which focused on each state. Their numbers are...

The first divorce in the English Colonies granted 377 years ago today

by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 5, 2020 | Divorce Mediation and Law, Off Beat | 0 comments

The first legal record of a divorce in the English Colonies was recorded on January 5, 1643. Anne Clarke of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was granted a divorce from her husband, Denis Clarke, by the Quarter Court of Boston. He was accused of having abandoned his wife...

Conflict Quote – Alan Watts

by Marvin Schuldiner | Aug 2, 2019 | Conflict Quote | 0 comments

“Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way.” ― Alan Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973), British philosopher

Conflict Quote — Maya Angelou

by Marvin Schuldiner | Feb 22, 2019 | Conflict Quote | 0 comments

“Each of us is so much alike, & yet at the same time we are so different, & I have a feeling that if you encountered difficulty, and I with my age encountered the same difficulty, I would respond one way, & you would respond another. Neither would be...

Mayim Bialik on Moving on After Divorce

by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 1, 2018 | Divorce Mediation and Law | 0 comments

If you’re a viewer of Big Bang Theory or perhaps you used to watch Blossom, you know who actress Mayim Bialik is.  In this very candid vlog video, she discusses one aspect of her private divorce — how she remembers her wedding day.

Parental Alienation Day: April 25

by Marvin Schuldiner | Apr 25, 2018 | Divorce Mediation and Law | 0 comments

Parental alienation can be a huge problem for divorced or estranged parents.  Parental alienation, sometimes called Hostile Aggressive Parenting, is a behavior by a parent, or another caretaker or adult a child trusts, such as a grandmother/father, aunt, uncle, etc.,...

Your Divorce Decree Does Not Mean It’s Over

by Marvin Schuldiner | Apr 11, 2018 | Divorce Mediation and Law | 0 comments

You go through the process of getting your divorce and the court grants it.  You’re finished with the process, right?  Wrong!  There is still plenty to be done, as this recent Forbes article indicates. What then? Look after your credit. Disinherit your spouse....

Your NJ Divorce is Enforced in Family Part, Not Special Civil Part

by Marvin Schuldiner | Feb 9, 2018 | Divorce Mediation and Law | 0 comments

An Appellate Division case is a recent reminder of how to enforce a property settlement agreement (PSA) in a divorce.  Divorces are granted and adjudicated in the Family Part of the Chancery Division of NJ Superior Court.    Chancery Division generally deals with...
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